1964 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1964 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bert Clark, the Cougars compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–2–1 in AAWU, tie for sixth), and were outscored 208 to 165.^[1][2]

1964 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	3–6–1 (1–2–1 AAWU)
Head coach	Bert Clark (1st season)
Captains	Jim Paton Dave Thomas
Home stadium	Rogers Field, Joe Albi Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Oregon State ^ +	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 10 USC +	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
UCLA	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	1	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Washington State	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
California	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Rose Bowl representative determined by longest absence, due to no head-to-head result and 4–4 tie in member vote. Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Petersen with 478 passing yards, Clancy Williams with 783 rushing yards, and Tom Kelley with 218 receiving yards.^[3] Williams was the ninth overall pick of the 1965 NFL draft, selected in the first round by the Los Angeles Rams.^[4][5]

Hired in January, Clark was previously an assistant at rival Washington for seven seasons under head coach Jim Owens; both had played collegiately at Oklahoma under hall of fame head coach Bud Wilkinson.^[6][7][8] Clark's initial contract at WSU was for three years at $16,500 per year.^[9]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Stanford	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 29–23	19,000
September 26	Wyoming*	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 7–28	17,500
October 3	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 12–28	29,400
October 10	Pacific (CA)*	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 50–0	13,000
October 17	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 16–14	13,000
October 24	at Idaho*	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID (Battle of the Palouse)	L 13–28	17,778	^[10]
October 31	Oregon State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 7–24	16,000
November 7	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	T 21–21	19,000
November 14	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 10–28	25,500
November 21	Washington	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	L 0–14	36,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Roster

1964 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 71 Brian Beveridge Jr OT 72 Joe Broeker Sr HB 10 Mike Cadigan So G 66 Wally Dempsey Sr FB 33 Larry Eilmes Jr G 68 Wayne Foster Jr HB 20 Bill Gaskins Jr SE 83 Tom Kelley Jr G 65 Jim Nelson Jr OT 77 Jim Paton Sr QB 15 Dave Petersen So QB 11 Tom Roth Jr TE 88 Rich Sheron So OT 74 Bob Trygstad So C 62 Ron Vrlicak So HB 22 Clancy Williams Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 75 Bill Ebel Sr P 83 Tom Kelley Jr	Head coach Bert Clark (1st year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Laurie Niemi (OL) King Block (DL) Red Smith (E, freshmen) Joe Marvin (OB) Jim Shanley (DB) John Nelson (OL) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

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Game summaries

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total Stanford 10 3 7 3 23 • Washington St 3 13 0 13 29 Date: September 19 Location: Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane, WA Game attendance: 20,500

Scoring summary 1 WSU Hedemark 20-yard field goal WSU 3-0 1 STAN Beck 52-yard field goal Tied 3-3 1 STAN Myers 1-yard run (Beck kick) STAN 10-3 2 WSU Roth 49-yard run (Hedemark kick) Tied 10-10 2 STAN Beck 27-yard field goal STAN 13-10 2 WSU Gaskins 7-yard run (kick failed) WSU 16-13 3 STAN DeSylvia 8-yard run (Beck kick) STAN 20-16 4 STAN Beck 22-yard field goal STAN 23-16 4 WSU Eilmes 1-yard run (run failed) STAN 23-22 4 0:25 WSU Roth 1-yard run (Ebel kick) WSU 29-23

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NFL Draft

Two Cougars were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Clancy Williams	Running back	1	9	Los Angeles Rams
Dale Ford	Running back	19	254	San Francisco 49ers

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References

1. "1964 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
2. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
3. "1964 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
4. "Williams, Leetzow early choices in draft; both sign contracts". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 29, 1964. p. 8.
5. "West Coast aces get draft calls". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 30, 1964. p. 14.
6. Johnson, Bob (January 14, 1964). "Bert Clark named Cougar grid coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
7. Missildine, Harry (January 15, 1964). "Cougars sign Clark as head grid coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.
8. "Bert Clark, veteran Husky aide, new WSU grid coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 15, 1964. p. 8.
9. "WSU now 'arranging' new Clark contract". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 7, 1965. p. 12.
10. Missildine, Harry (October 25, 1964). "'Thunder Ray' leads Idaho's charge". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1-sports.
11. "Cougars vs. Indians: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 19, 1964. p. 9.
12. "Cougars vs. Vandals: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 24, 1964. p. 9.
13. "Beavers vs. Cougars: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 31, 1964. p. 10.
14. Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 8, 1964). "Indecisive homecoming: Ducks, Cougars tie". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
15. "Cougars vs. Huskies: probable offensive starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1964. p. 9.
16. "2008 Football media guide" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
17. "WSU rallies for 29-23 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 20, 1964. p. 6B.

External links

• Game program: Stanford vs. WSU at Spokane – September 19, 1964
• Game program: Wyoming at WSU – September 26, 1964
• Game program: Pacific at WSU – October 10, 1964
• Game program: Oregon State at WSU – October 31, 1964
• Game program: Washington vs. WSU at Spokane – November 21, 1964